EP1027992A3 - Liquid discharge head, method of manufacture therefor and liquid discharge recording apparatus - Google Patents

Liquid discharge head, method of manufacture therefor and liquid discharge recording apparatus Download PDF

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EP1027992A3
EP1027992A3 EP00102700A EP00102700A EP1027992A3 EP 1027992 A3 EP1027992 A3 EP 1027992A3 EP 00102700 A EP00102700 A EP 00102700A EP 00102700 A EP00102700 A EP 00102700A EP 1027992 A3 EP1027992 A3 EP 1027992A3
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liquid discharge
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Junji c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Tatsumi
Hiroshi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sugitani
Masami C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ikeda
Masami C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kasamoto
Hiroyuki C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ishinaga
Yoshiaki c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Suzuki
Toshio C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kashino
Torachika C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Osada
Shuji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Koyama
Haruhiko C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Terai
Masashi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Miyagawa
Genji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Inada
Hiroyuki c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sugiyama
Ken c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ikegame
Hiroaki c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mihara
Miki c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ito
Takashi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Saito
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    • B41J2/1604—Production of bubble jet print heads of the edge shooter type
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/1643—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by plating
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
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    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2002/14362—Assembling elements of heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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Abstract

A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head comprises the steps of providing a head main body (46) having liquid flow paths, and an aperture surface having flow path openings communicated with the flow paths; providing a discharge port plate (40) having extrusions (45) each on the circumference of an inside opening communicated with each of the discharge ports, being on the inner face on the side opposite to the discharge port surface provided with discharge ports for discharging liquid, and a base having a substantially flat surface. For this method, the discharge port plate is arranged in a state of these surfaces formed integrally to be in contact; bonding the aperture surface and the inner face to fit the extrusions into the flow path openings by pressing the head main body and the base in the direction of the head main body and the base approaching each other with the discharge port plate between them; and separating the base from other members. With the method of manufacture thus structure, the liquid discharge head presents an excellent discharge efficiency by the provision of the extrusions that enter the flow paths from the orifice plate. It also becomes possible to manufacture a highly reliable liquid discharge head by a simpler manufacturing apparatus in a shorter period of time at lower costs.
EP00102700A 1999-02-10 2000-02-09 Liquid discharge head, method of manufacture therefor and liquid discharge recording apparatus Withdrawn EP1027992A3 (en)

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